Flabby

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  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Soft and hanging loosely or in folds.
  • adjective. Having a body characterized by fleshiness or softness, as from being somewhat overweight.
  • adjective. Lacking force, control, or effectiveness.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Without firmness or elasticity; hanging loose by its own weight; lax; flaccid: said chiefly of flesh: as, flabby cheeks.
  • Figuratively, nerveless; languid; feeble; lacking substance or force: as, a flabby manner; flabby logic or rhetoric.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; wanting firmness; flaccid.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; wanting firmness; flaccid; as, flabby flesh.
  • adjective. Having a slight lack of acidity; having mild sweetness.
  • adjective. Turgid or overwrought.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
  • Word Usage
    "Some judges are — what I call flabby, Mr. Caldigate."